Movies like Pavement

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Pavement (2002)
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Pavement (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Africa, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Samuel Browne is a tracker in Alaska. When his sister meets a grisly death in San Francisco, he goes there to hunt her killer. As more murders occur, police investigator Buckley Clarke reluctantly joins forces with Sam. The brass are convinced this is a serial killer choosing victims at random, but Sam and Buckley discover a pattern involving health personnel who work in neonatal intensive care. Doctors aren't supposed to play god, but someone's decision years before has driven a killer over the brink. Can they find him?
Style: rough, serious, suspenseful, tense, bleak, realistic
Plot: serial killer, investigation, murder, psychopath, vengeance, danger, law enforcement, animal life, police investigation, haunted by the past, amateur detective, obsessive quest, gang, chases and races, rivalry, who done it, mind game, dangerous attraction, lone wolves, protagonist as suspect, reluctant partners, swat, swat team, deadly, mystery ...
Time: contemporary
Place: alaska, usa, san francisco, south africa, africa

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Most similar movies to Pavement

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic and rough films with plots about serial killer, deadly, law enforcement, police investigation, murder, psychopath and danger mostly in Thriller, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Pavement: The Zodiac (2005), Pendulum (2001), The Prodigy (2005), Calendar Girl Murders (1984), Try to Remember (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Zodiac (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story: An elusive serial killer known as the Zodiac terrorizes the San Francisco Bay in the late 1960s, while detectives aim to stop him before he claims more victims. Based on a true story.
Style: rough, psychological, bleak, serious, scary ...
Plot: serial killer, investigation, psychopath, murder, police detective, obsession, killing spree, mind game, gory, family conflict, law enforcement, danger ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, year 2005
Place: san francisco, california, bay area, usa
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Pendulum (2001)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The nature and lure of power: in Dallas, a councilman is on trial for corruption, the D.A. is running for the US Senate, a serial killer is slashing prostitutes, and a professor is murdered. Amanda Reeve is assigned to investigate the law-school ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, realistic, exciting, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, murder, politician, uncover truth, investigation, life is a bitch, police corruption, dangerous attraction, partners against crime, dishonesty, protagonist as suspect, who done it ...
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The Prodigy (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: "The Prodigy" tells the story of small-time enforcer Truman Fisher's vicious conflict with a sadistic assassin who has chosen the unwilling Truman to be his successor. The assassin, who goes by the alias Rains and whose exploits have ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, rough, suspense, independent film ...
Plot: serial killer, police detective, riddles and clues, law enforcement, gang, danger, police investigation, rivalry, psychopath, murder, assassin, martial arts ...
Time: 21st century
Place: texas
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Calendar Girl Murders (1984)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Millionaire Richard Trainor is celebrating the fact that his new calendar featuring twelve nude woman is a huge success. However the party is ruined when Miss January is pushed off a building and later on that night Miss February is knifed to death. ...
Style: slasher, mind bending, tense, scary, realistic ...
Plot: serial killer, murderous pair, murder, photographer, sex, serial murder, arson, bare legs, police detective, fashion, psychopath, law enforcement ...
Time: 80s
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Try to Remember (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Fifteen years after a murderer is convicted he is released and all the witnesses against him begin to be murdered.
Style: psychological, rough, realistic, serious, scary ...
Plot: serial killer, haunted by the past, police investigation, psychopath, manhunt, murder, vengeance, law enforcement, rivalry, friendship, woman in danger, small town ...
Time: 21st century
Place: miami, usa, florida
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Gone but Not Forgotten (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story: An Oregon woman vanishes. In her wake remains a single black rose & a note reading gone but not forgotten. Now a man stands accused: a private eye has gone missing: a detective knows more than she lets on: & a tough female attorney has ...
Style: tense, realistic, suspenseful, psychological, serious
Plot: serial killer, danger, private detective, investigation, amateur detective, psychopath, rivalry, murder, police investigation, protagonist as suspect, law enforcement, police detective ...
Place: usa, new york, oregon
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Dot.Kill (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: The morphine-addicted detective Charlie Daines is on the trail of a sophisticated psychopath who is setting up murders and broadcasting them live on the internet. As he closes in on the killer, he realizes that it has become personal and that he is ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, serious, tense, detective ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, murder, police investigation, mind game, rivalry, danger, race against time, computers and web, terminal illness, social network, killer, serial murder ...
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The Gunman (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When Detective Ben Simm's wife is killed, he has to learn to be both father and mother to his little girl while searching for a Vigilante that has his own sense of justice.
Style: disturbing, serious, suspenseful, tense, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vigilantism, vigilante, investigation, vengeance, police detective, haunted by the past, serial killer, law enforcement, danger, psychopath, murder, who done it ...
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Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Kenneth Bianchi, one of the two serial rapists and killers who terrorized the Los Angeles area in the late 1970s, is giving police station interviews to psychiatrist Samantha Stone, who has disquieting lifestyle issues of her own. It falls to her to ...
Style: psychological, rough, suspenseful, realistic, bleak ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, murder, mind game, police investigation, who done it, mental illness, life is a bitch, killer, misogynist, serial rapist, strangler ...
Time: 70s, year 1978
Place: los angeles, usa, california
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Skeletons in the Closet (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A father suspects his son to be a murderer...or is he just paranoid and trying to cover up his own past which involves his wife being killed in a fire?
Style: psychological, serious, suspenseful, bleak, realistic
Plot: serial killer, murder, mind game, uncover truth, mysterious character, investigation, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, law enforcement, psychopath, who done it, protagonist as suspect ...
Place: usa, new england
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1st to Die (2003)
Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story: A homicide inspector -- Lindsay Boxer -- who teams with three other professional women to catch an ingenious serial killer targeting newlyweds on their wedding nights.
Style: rough, suspenseful, realistic, serious, dark ...
Plot: serial killer, mind game, murder, who done it, partners against crime, master criminal, partner, wedding, psychopath, terminal illness, reluctant partners, fall in love ...
Place: san francisco, usa
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The Rosary Murders (1987)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A killer of Detroit clergy confesses to a priest (Donald Sutherland), who turns sleuth because he cannot tell the police.
Style: disturbing, serious, atmospheric, bleak, neo noir ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, psychopath, moral dilemma, church, haunted by the past, clergy, society, uncover truth, legal, investigation, who done it ...
Time: year 1987, 80s
Place: usa, detroit
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Quiet Kill (2004)
Genre: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: An attractive married woman and a member of the 'Country Club Tennis Set', is being neglected by her workaholic doctor husband, Jerry (Corbin Bernsen). Lonely and insecure, Amy foolishly falls for the seductive charms of a much younger ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, serious, tense, independent film ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, investigation, stalker, dangerous attraction, woman in danger, love affair, rivalry, danger, law enforcement, mind game, who done it ...
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When the Bough Breaks (1994)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A police detective investigates the apparent serial killing of several children which is linked to an institutionalized, autistic child.
Style: scary, rough, serious, psychological, tense ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, missing person, murder, investigation, mentally unstable, witnessing a crime, female police officer, police investigation, woman in danger, police detective, mind game ...
Time: 90s
Place: texas, usa
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American Crime (2004)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A young smalltown reporter, Jessie St. Claire, begins investigating a killer stalking his victims making video tapes. This might just be the career opportunity, which she has hoped for. When she herself becomes a target and suddenly disappears, the ...
Style: serious, scary, realistic, tense, rough ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, psychopath, stalking, mind game, investigation, uncover truth, who done it, danger, protagonist as suspect, journalism, law enforcement ...
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After Alice (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A washed-up detective discovers his own psychic ability when assigned to investigate a serial murder case. The killer has a deranged obsession with the novel "Alice in Wonderland." As the psychopath's bloody reign of terror continues, ...
Style: tense, serious, suspenseful, detective, surprise ending ...
Plot: serial killer, psychic, psychopath, riddles and clues, supernatural ability, police investigation, mind game, murder, rivalry, danger, law enforcement, killer ...
Time: 90s
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Chasing Ghosts (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: A serial killer targeting the city's mobsters taunts police with clues and photos left behind at the crime scenes. A veteran cop takes on a rookie partner hoping to crack one last case before retiring. As the web of deception and lies unravels, ...
Style: tense, serious, rough, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, manhunt, police investigation, psychopath, one last job, danger, law enforcement, rivalry, murder, riddles and clues, supernatural ability, clue ...
Place: new york
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Ladies Night (2005)
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Crime
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Insurance investigators track a serial killer who seduces women with access to big bucks, convinces them to embezzle, then kills them.
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, cynical, realistic
Plot: serial killer, murder, danger, psychopath, dangerous attraction, police investigation, father son relationship, female nudity, voyeurism, false identity, male nudity, insurance investigator ...
Time: 21st century
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Thorne: Scaredycat (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story: D.I. Tom Thorne's latest case puts him on the hunt for not one, but two serial killers, who seem to be working together, yet killing separately.
Style: rough, tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, police investigation, fighting crime, police detective, murderous pair, law enforcement, murder mystery, strangulation, psychopath, deadly
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
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Magic Man (2010)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: In order to see magic idol Krell Darius perform his world-famous magic act, a beautiful aspiring young-magician, Tatiana, travels from New York to Las Vegas with her closest friends, BFFs, Elena and Vera. As the layers of illusion unfold, so too do ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, serious, rough, independent film
Plot: serial killer, investigation, haunted by the past, police detective, manipulation, danger, murder, dishonesty, magic, wizards and magicians, wizard, mythical creature ...
Time: 21st century
Place: las vegas, usa
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Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Inspired by the true story of one of the most gruesome killers in American history. Now, years after inspiring "Psycho's" Norman Bates, "The Silence Of The Lambs'" Buffalo Bill and "The Texas Chainsaw ...
Style: disturbing, slasher, serious, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, law enforcement, police investigation, violence spree, psychopath, stalking, mind game, danger, killer, true crime, criminal ...
Time: 50s
Place: usa, wisconsin, texas
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Brother's Keeper (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The FBI sought the help of Lucinda Pond (Jeanne Tripplehorn), a former agent of the body, to try to locate the author of a series of murders that allegedly may have committed his brother. Lucinda, who left the police years ago, decides to help ...
Style: psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, police investigation, moral dilemma, law enforcement, rivalry, danger, mind game, introspection, siblings relations, haunted by the past, murder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: portland oregon
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Curse of the Zodiac (2007)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Genre guru Ulli Lommel (THE BOOGEYMAN, BTK KILLER) directs this horror film about the infamous Zodiac killer. Though decades have passed since the multiple murderer held the state of California hostage with fear, the mystery of his identity has ...
Style: scary, psychological, serious, suspenseful, mockbuster ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, woman in danger, police investigation, law enforcement, psychopath, gory, curses spells and rituals, danger, amateur detective, mind game, investigation ...
Time: 70s
Place: san francisco, usa
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Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer (2013)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Young, ace assistant DA, Shelby Cook, works with driven cop, Mike Holland, to catch Daedalus, a serial killer infamous for luring his victims to their deaths through labyrinth traps. Three innocent men have already taken the fall for Daedalus and ...
Style: tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, rough ...
Plot: serial killer, law enforcement, police investigation, legal investigation, twists and turns, dedicated lawyer, rivalry, legal, parents and children, lawyer, power relations, courtroom drama ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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The Killing Game (2011)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Eve Duncan is contacted, 10 years after the disappearance and murder of her 7-year-old daughter Bonnie, by a man claiming to be her killer. Taunted by his clues about Bonnie's case and his threats to kill again, she throws herself into her ...
Style: suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot: serial killer, investigation, haunted by the past, murder, danger, death, mind game, strong female presence, riddles and clues, foster home, child abduction, deadly ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Murder Eleven (2013)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A serial killer is loose on the streets of Atlantic City. His ten victims are prostitutes, his methods are ruthless and yet his motives are unknown. Two embattled homicide detectives, Mayfield and Jesse, are in a race against time to catch this ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, suspense, slasher ...
Plot: serial killer, homicide detective, race against time, police investigation, law enforcement, amateur detective, murder, who done it, tough heroes, partners against crime, police officer, prostitute ...
Time: 21st century
Place: atlantic city, atlantic city new jersey
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B.T.K. Killer (2005)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Veteran Boogey Man and Zodiac Killer director Ulli Lommel continues his long tradition of delivering tense thrills with this relentless look at the life of the elusive, Kansas-based serial killer known to authorities only as "B.T.K." ...
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, scary, realistic ...
Plot: serial killer, murderer, psychopath, investigation, life is a bitch, chase, police investigation, police detective, law enforcement, danger, serial murder, violence ...
Time: 70s
Place: usa, kansas
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Zodiac Killer (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A young man who works at a nursing home uses the legendary Zodiac killer's M.O. to kill people who neglect their elderly relatives.
Style: slasher, serious, rough, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot: serial killer, wannabe, murder, mind game, police investigation, police detective, obsession, danger, rivalry, master criminal, psychopath, gory ...
Time: 2000s
Place: bay area, usa, los angeles, california
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Boston Strangler: The Untold Story (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Boston Strangler: The Untold Story is an intense true-crime thriller about Albert De Salvo, a wise cracking, small time criminal with an unrelenting sex drive, who ultimately falsely confesses to being the strangler that wreaked havoc in Boston ...
Style: scary, psychological, serious, rough, realistic ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, prison life, confined, law enforcement, prison, danger, killer, biopic, manipulation, rivalry, woman in danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, boston
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Knight Moves (1992)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A psychologist falls for a world-class chess player suspected of odd murders linked to his game.
Style: tense, suspenseful, psychological, scary, suspense ...
Plot: chess, serial killer, investigation, murder, police investigation, sex scene, revenge, serial murder, police, protagonist as suspect, psychopath, haunted by the past ...
Time: 90s, year 1992
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